Repsol Honda Team kick off 2019 season with the first of two days of testing at Valencia

Fresh from completing the 2018 Triple Crown at the season finale in Valencia, the Repsol Honda Team was back on track at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit today with its new line-up, which sees Jorge Lorenzo joining the squad alongside World Champion Marc Marquez.

After five days of almost uninterrupted rain showers, the sun finally made its appearance at Valencia today, but it took the whole morning for the asphalt to dry enough to offer good conditions for proper testing.

Lorenzo took to the track around 1 pm, Marc Marquez a few minutes later, and they continued until the rain again put a stop to the action around 3:30.

Marc was immediately on the pace, finishing the day second-fastest with a best time of 1’31.718” after completing 25 laps. Jorge completed 30 laps, with a best time of 1’32.959”, 18th overall on the day.

Marc Marquez

2nd 1'31.718 (25 laps)

“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to try everything we had planned to, as the track was still half-and-half in the morning and it started raining again later in the afternoon. So we only did 25 laps. Anyway, we tried three different bikes, starting with the current one but moving immediately to two other bikes, each with slightly different specifications. It was a positive test; there’s still a lot of work to do but we’re on the right path and the first feeling is good. Tomorrow we’ll continue with the same plan, trying to understand the bike’s balance because it changed a bit, and we still have to test the other small modifications. Pre-season just started, so we look forward to improving step by step.”

Tuesday, November 20th 2018

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Day 1 Classification

Mixed

Humidity

54%

Track Temp

21°C

Air Temp

18°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Vinales Maverick

12

SPA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'31.416

2

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'31.718 / 0.302

3

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'31.845 / 0.429

4

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'31.846 / 0.430

5

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

HRC Test Team

Honda

1'32.015 / 0.599

6

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

1'32.085 / 0.669

7

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'32.095 / 0.679

8

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'32.100 / 0.684

9

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'32.179 / 0.763

10

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1'32.220 / 0.804

11

Bagnaia Francesco

63

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'32.396 / 0.980

12

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'32.402 / 0.986

13

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1'32.539 / 1.123

14

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'32.555 / 1.139

15

Mir Joan

36

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'32.787 / 1.371

16

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'32.834 / 1.418

17

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1'32.835 / 1.419

18

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'32.959 / 1.543

19

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'33.291 / 1.875

20

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'33.301 / 1.885

21

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Aprilia Racing Test Team

Aprilia

1'33.709 / 2.293

22

Folger Jonas

94

GER

Yamaha Test Team

Yamaha

1'33.810 / 2.394

23

Quartararo Fabio

20

FRA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

1'33.850 / 2.434

24

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1'34.233 / 2.817

25

Oliveira Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1'35.118 / 3.702

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Location Information

The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight… read more.

Location Information

The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight… read more.